https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/08/equifax-told-to-inform-britons-whether-they-are-at-risk-after-data-breach

US-based credit ratings firm says records of UK citizens were among those unlawfully accessed during cyber-attack in July

Equifax, the US credit ratings firm victim to an unlawful breach of security, has been told to inform British residents “at the earliest opportunity” if their personal information has been put at risk, the Information Commissioner said on Friday.